Locked out of my machine - password expired

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michael53 : 27/07/02 01:25 PM : Incident created -   I changed ny security level to high and my passwords expired - I noticed it because I could not su - fortunatley I found a way to modify the root password - but then I stupidly rebooted. When my machine starts it goes to the KDE login - where I cannot use root Can I boot just to a root console? Is there a windows program that gets me to my machine (I have locked Telnet, but is there an SSH? DUMB ME!!
Linegod_7611 : 27/07/02 04:21 PM : Reply received -   Press 'CTRL-ALT-F3' to switch to a console, and login as root, then change your user password (passwd username). If that does not work, you can reboot (CTRL-ALT-DEL) and when the LILO splash screen comes up, press 'ESC' then type 'linux 1' to boot into run-level 1, and you can change your password. And PuTTY is probably the best Windows SSH client. http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/ ---- Note: If this answer resolves your problem, please remember to close this incident.
michael53 : 27/07/02 06:07 PM : Incident closed -

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